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Written by Citizen Staff
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Friday, 28 November 2008 |
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Travellers on Air Canada Jazz's between Vancouver and Prince George late Monday afternoon were the beneficiaries of an unscheduled switch in aircraft.
The Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft usually used on the run was replaced by the roomier, sleeker CRJ-705, with leather seats, more leg room and seatback video. It seats about 75 passengers and was almost full on the 45-minute trip north.
Hey, Jazz, how about adding this baby permanently?
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Noted: At least one trend in crime -- theft of brass and copper -- has died off. The last time Prince George RCMP reported such an incident was in June 2007 when about $3,600 in copper pipe was stolen from a business in the BCR Industrial Site.
Sounds like even thieves are aware of the drop off in the price of metals.
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Former Vancouver Canucks coach Marc Crawford was in town this week to watch his daughter play in the B.C. AA girls volleyball championship at D.P. Todd secondary. He and a group of other parents were part of the lunch crowd Friday at Kelly O'Bryan's.
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Mild winter weather so far this year could lead to unusual patterns of birds staying over in the area. Thursday a short-eared owl was working the north fenceline of the Prince George airport on both sides of Boeing Road. "If this weather pattern continues we could be in for an owly run of Christmas bird counts," said naturalist Jack Bowling. "Not sure of the rodent population these days but there must be enough to keep the owls around."
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We hear the new director of communications for Canfor was the previous communications flack for Corrections Canada where, among other things, he handled the media circus around the Robert Latimer case
Hmm, Corrections Canada, is there something we should know?
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If anyone thinks the life of a CEO is all first-class travel and two-hour lunches, think again.
Canfor CEO Jim Shepard just returned from a two-week trip to secure business in China and Japan. After a gruelling 14-hour flight, he flew directly to Prince George for 12 hours of presentations from staff.
As the presentations came to an end, staff suddenly realized that the boss had fallen asleep.
Showing the political savvy that Canfor staff are famous for, they all tip-toed out of the room, leaving the big guy to catch up on some well-deserved rest.
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On the same day Izaak Smith was eliminated from So You Think You Can Dance Canada, the Montreal Gazette ran a story in which his abilities were heavily criticized.
Smith "lacks both the discipline and maturity necessary to hold his own in the real dance world" but rode the "all-powerful teen vote" into the top six, while a better dancer, Vincent Noiseux, from St. Jean sur Richelieu, Que., failed to make the cut.
While there may be an element of truth to what the Gazette had to say, there also seemed to be an element of sour grapes. After all, entertainment is at least as much about pleasing the audience as it is meeting the demands of critics.
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News that Andy Beesley, well-known man about town, will be the new CN Centre manager prompted a look back through the files of the Citizen for some of the more amusing line items on his resume and we came up with two:
- He lost 50 pounds to play the lead role in the 1999 production of Jesus Christ Superstar and 75 pounds to play the same role again in 2002.
- He gave a "musical keynote speech" called The Rocketman in which he played a total of six characters who tell stories and deliver messages. Johnny Q was the main character, who says he's found the true meaning of personal success and happiness.
Sounds like Beesley could book himself for a show or two at CN Centre.
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With the possibility of a "housing first" strategy for getting the homeless off the street being introduced in Prince George, speculation is aplenty over where a B.C. Housing will build its next housing complex.
We received a call from a downtown employee who heard the Astoria Hotel, home of Joe's Place, and the old City Furniture building have been bought. Neither B.C. Housing nor the buildings' owners have confirmed the transactions, but they make a lot of sense.
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There are concerns that the New Dimension Toastmasters Club, the advanced group for members who have earned their Competent Toastmaster designation, may fold at the end of the year. Seven or eight members who attend the club's meetings regularly are not enough to keep the organization going, and a decision will have to be made soon.
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